Notable Former Pupils
See also: Category:People educated at Dartford Grammar SchoolFormer pupils of the school who still contribute to the school, either by sponsorship or simply by mere acknowledgment, are known as Old Dartfordians.
- Terence Frisby, playwright and novelist
- Sir Henry Havelock, general
- Henry Ambrose Hunt, meteorologist
- Sir Mick Jagger, rock musician (vocalist of The Rolling Stones)
- Sidney Keyes, poet
- Matt Morgan, comedian
- Topsy Ojo, rugby player, London Irish fullback
- Min Patel, international cricketer
- Michael Pearson, clock-historian and author
- John Rushby, computer scientist
- Graham Smith, milliner
- Alec Stock, footballer
- Derek Ufton, Charlton Athletic, England footballer, Kent CCC
- Sir Erasmus Wilson, surgeon
- Gareth Johnson, Conservative MP for Dartford
- Steve Clement-Large, artist based in Plymouth - creator of Argyle Man
- Adam Gemili, Athlete, Olympian
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